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Blood made suitable for all
3.4.2007 | Press monitoring
Stripping blood of antigens means it can be given to anyone. Scientists have discovered enzymes that can efficiently convert blood groups A, B and AB into the 'universal' O group — which can be given to anyone but is always in short supply.
Biotechnology: Fortune's Fool Or Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On?
2.4.2007 | Press monitoring
In a world where arable land is finite and population growth is on a different trajectory, most would concur that innovation is essential for sustaining and enhancing agricultural quality and productivity. Most such innovative technologies have come into common usage without much controversy or even knowledge by the average consu...
Smart Thin Film Membranes Adopt Properties Of Guest Molecules
2.4.2007 | Press monitoring
Virginia Tech researchers announced last year that they had created a nanostructured membrane that incorporates DNA base pairs in order to impart molecular recognition and binding ability to the synthetic material. This year they will show for the first time that these new films, membranes, and elastomers are compatible with diverse organic and...
Why the Biomedical Crisis Really Isn't
2.4.2007 | Press monitoring
Biomedical researchers argue that they're being starved for funding. But the problems are largely of their own making
Pig cells work for diabetic man 10 years on
1.4.2007 | Press monitoring
Cells from a pig transplanted into a diabetic man from New Zealand are still producing insulin nearly 10 years later, prompting a biotechnology company to plan research to see if others could benefit.
Resistance Is Futile
31.3.2007 | Press monitoring
Antibiotics have saved countless lives since Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1927. But in recent years, microbes have responded by developing resistance to many of the most powerful antibiotics, threatening to undermine one of modern medicine's greatest achievements.
Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise For Rescuing Deteriorating Vision
30.3.2007 | Press monitoring
For the millions of Americans whose vision is slowly ebbing due to degenerative diseases of the eye, the lowly neural progenitor cell may be riding to the rescue.
Stress-Induced Heart Disease Controlled By Tiny Molecule
30.3.2007 | Press monitoring
A tiny snippet of RNA, a chemical cousin of DNA, controls damage to the heart under several types of stress, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
New Science of Metagenomics Will Transform Modern Microbiology
29.3.2007 | Press monitoring
The emerging field of metagenomics, where the DNA of entire communities of microbes is studied simultaneously, presents the greatest opportunity -- perhaps since the invention of the microscope -- to revolutionize understanding of the microbial world, says a new report from the National Research Council.
New European leafy veg project is not just rocket science
29.3.2007 | Press monitoring
The most important European leafy vegetables are lettuce, spinach and chicory but the minor crops of lamb's lettuce and rocket (rucola) are also becoming increasingly important, especially with the trend towards more sales of bagged mixed salads.
